Sunday Night

Nearing the end of a busy weekend and a busy Sunday.  Visited the new grandaughter and her mom and dad this afternoon, then came home and fixed BLT sandwiches. There's not much that pleases my taste buds better than one of those, with fresh, ripe tomatoes and good bread.  We add some fresh basil to the mix and it brightens up the taste even more.  Now, traffic in front of the house is slowing to the normal Sunday evening pace, since most stores are closed and people are returning to get set for another week. I can safely put my feet up, scan through bloglines, as pass along some interesting bits. 

Let's just go for a combo post tonight, since I'm quite sure it's going to be an early night for us old folks! We begin with an excellent question...

So why on earth is John McCain polling at 40-45%?

 Over three quarters of Americans think this country is on the wrong track: "The CNN/Opinion Research Corp. Poll showed that 24 percent have a positive outlook for the country, while[...]

 Obama, McCain to meet in September — but probably not sooner

 In June, the McCain and Obama campaigns considered some proposals for expanding the presidential debates beyond the three approved and organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD). Obama’s team proposed that both sides agree to the CPD events, plus a debate focused exclusively on foreign policy, plus a town-hall debate, for a total of [...]

 What Happened?

 Jed of the Jed Report saw my post on McCain’s outright lies that he supported the MLK holiday in Arizona and pulled together different footage of the same event, which makes that awkward pause in McCain’s answer that [...]

 No Change of Direction for Conservatism

 Here are a couple of articles that ought to be read together. The first is in today’s Washington Post, by Greg Anrig — “McCain’s Problem Isn’t His Tactics. It’s GOP Ideas.” There’s so much of this I’d like to excerpt I have to ask you to read the whole thing. He begins by talking about how [...]